Romans 4:6
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6 So also David pronounces a blessing on those to whom God reckons righteousness apart from works:
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2 Timothy 1:9
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9 who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace, and this grace was given to us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,[a](A)
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- 1.9 Gk lacks began
1 Corinthians 1:30
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30 In contrast, God is why you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,(A)
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Philippians 3:9
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9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law but one that comes through faith in Christ,[a] the righteousness from God based on faith.(A)
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- 3.9 Or through the faith of Christ
Ephesians 2:8-10
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8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God— 9 not the result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we may walk in them.(A)
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Galatians 3:14
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14 in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the gentiles, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.(A)
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Galatians 3:8-9
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8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would reckon as righteous the gentiles by faith, declared the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “All the gentiles shall be blessed in you.”(A) 9 For this reason, those who believe are blessed with Abraham who believed.
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2 Corinthians 5:21
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21 For our sake God made the one who knew no sin to be sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.(A)
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Romans 5:18-19
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18 Therefore just as one man’s trespass led to condemnation for all, so one man’s act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all. 19 For just as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so through the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous.
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Romans 3:20-22
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20 For no human will be justified before him by deeds prescribed by the law, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.(A)
Righteousness through Faith
21 But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been disclosed and is attested by the Law and the Prophets,(B) 22 the righteousness of God through the faith of Jesus Christ[a] for all who believe.[b] For there is no distinction,(C)
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Isaiah 45:24-25
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24 Only in the Lord, it shall be said of me,
are righteousness and strength;
all who were incensed against him
shall come to him and be ashamed.(A)
25 In the Lord all the offspring of Israel
shall triumph and glory.(B)
Ephesians 1:3
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Spiritual Blessings in Christ
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,[a](A)
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- 1.3 Gk heavenlies
Romans 4:11
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11 He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith[a] while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the ancestor of all who believe[b] without being circumcised and who thus have righteousness reckoned to them,(A)
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Romans 1:17
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17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for faith, as it is written, “The one who is righteous will live by faith.”[a](A)
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- 1.17 Or The one who is righteous through faith will live
Isaiah 54:17
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17 No weapon that is fashioned against you shall prosper,
and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord
and their vindication from me, says the Lord.(A)
Psalm 146:5-6
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5 Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God,(A)
6 who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them;
who keeps faith forever;(B)
Psalm 112:1
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Psalm 112
Blessings of the Righteous
1 Praise the Lord!
Happy are those who fear the Lord,
who greatly delight in his commandments.(A)
Psalm 1:1-3
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Book I
(Psalms 1–41)
Psalm 1
The Two Ways
1 Happy are those
who do not follow the advice of the wicked
or take the path that sinners tread
or sit in the seat of scoffers,(A)
2 but their delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law they meditate day and night.(B)
3 They are like trees
planted by streams of water,
which yield their fruit in its season,
and their leaves do not wither.
In all that they do, they prosper.(C)
2 Peter 1:1
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Salutation
1 Simeon[a] Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,
To those who have received a faith as equally honorable as ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
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- 1.1 Other ancient authorities read Simon
Galatians 4:15
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15 What has become of the goodwill you felt? For I testify that, had it been possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.
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Romans 4:24
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24 but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe[a] in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,(A)
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- 4.24 Or trust
Romans 4:9
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9 Is this blessing, then, pronounced only on the circumcised or also on the uncircumcised? We say, “Faith was reckoned to Abraham as righteousness.”
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Romans 3:27
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27 Then what becomes of boasting? It is excluded. Through what kind of law? That of works? No, rather through the law of faith.(A)
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Matthew 5:3-12
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3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.(A)
4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.(B)
5 “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.(C)
7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.(D)
9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.(E)
10 “Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.(F)
11 “Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely[a] on my account.(G) 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.(H)
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- 5.11 Other ancient authorities lack falsely
Daniel 9:24
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24 “Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city: to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place.[a](A)
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- 9.24 Or thing or one
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